Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针)．While he was alive, he ____ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important ____：“Believe in yourself.”
If there was one phrase my dad ____ liked to hear, it was “I can't.” He did not have chance to finish high school and ____ two jobs to support his large family, ____ he never complained. Through self-education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.
When I was in high school, I had a ____ time with math. He tried to help me, but I ____ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7：00 each morning before school for ____ help. I told Dad, “That's ____！ I'm tired! I can't do that！” He replied, “You're doing it. I'll send you to school.” Every morning at 6：45, we'd leave the ____.Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once ____ driving me to school.
After months of ____， I was facing the final exam. I was so ____.On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ____ yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ____ and in the hours of work I'd ____.When I got my ____ proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it！”
Even now, whenever I ____ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ____something is, if you're willing to work, you can succeed. I'm forever ____ to Dad for that lesson.
A．understood B．forgave C．guided D．impressed
A．history B．lesson C．skill D．language
A．always B．almost C．ever D．never
A．took B．lost C．left D．finished
A．so B．or C．but D．and
A．good B．free C．terrible D．short
A．still B．nearly C．hardly D．probably
A．real B．practical C．immediate D．extra
A．wonderful B．crazy C．expensive D．necessary
A．house B．school C．office D．farm
A．suggested B．risked C．enjoyed D．missed
A．meeting B．testing C．learning D．interviewing
A．excited B．nervous C．happy D．shocked
A．stand for B．hold back C．believe in D．look after
A．teacher B．luck C．time D．ability
A．wasted B．ignored C．picked up D．put in
A．answer B．grade C．pay D．gift
A．hope B．forget C．worry D．promise
A．different B．important C．hard D．interesting
A．grateful B．sorry C．polite D．useful
One evening I heard a loud crash in our quiet neighborhood． 26 that evening, my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks．It was a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her 27 , so I sent her to the store in my truck．At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my 28 ．I enjoyed having it, but I said: "Guy, my heart is not set on that truck．I like it but it is 29 metal and won' t last forever．" After hearing the loud noise, the whole 30 ran outside．My son shouted: "Dad, Dad, Holly crashed your truck．"
My heart sank and my mind was 31 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my 32 saying: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really 33 ．She' 11 never forget it．"
The accident had occurred in my own driveway．Holly had crashed my truck into our other car. Holly was not 34 physically but when I reached her, she was crying and saying: " Oh, Dad, I’m sorry．I know how much you love this truck．" I held her in my arms as she cried．
Later that week a friend 35 by and asked what had happened to my truck．I told her the whole 36 ．Her eyes moistened(润湿) and she said: "That happened to me when I was a girl．I 37 my dad' s car and ran into a log that had fallen 38 the road．I ruined the car．When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me．
Over 40 years later, she still felt the 39 of the night．It was a deep wound on her 40 .
I remember how 41 Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I 42 her．One day, when Holly thinks 43 in the future, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than anything else．
I repaired the car, but the dent(凹陷)in my truck is 44 there today．Every day it reminds me of what really 45in my life．
A．After B．Before C．Later D．Earlier
A．studying B．cooking C．driving D．operating
A．truck B．family C．neighbor D．house
A．still B．just C．also D．always
A．brothers B．friends C．neighbors D．family
A．filled B．satisfied C．surrounded D．confused
A．heart B．house C．neighborhood D．truck
A．hate B．love C．refuse D．worry
A．beaten B．wounded C．hurt D．worried
A．stood B．ran C．stopped D．drove
A．accident B．story C．adventure D．experience
A．gave B．bought C．rode D．borrowed
A．across B．through C．against D．over
A．accident B．pain C．car D．sorry
A．body B．head C．face D．soul
A．angry B．surprised C．disappointed D．sad
A．blamed B．scolded C．comforted D．beat
A．back B．forward C．up D．of
A．already B．still C．never D．no longer
A．works B．needs C．matters D．values
There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become 16 . The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."
"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked 17 .
"It is with you. Your 18 is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the 19 things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your 20 are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.
"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.
"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you 21 to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to 22 for them," the fortune teller said.
"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are 23 to me!" the young man 24 .
"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not 25 them or treasure them. They are not 26 to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to 27 one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.
Everyone is wealthy. But we should not 28 it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it 29 . We should not overuse it because once it is 30 , it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
A．happy B．young C．wealthy D．poor
A．anxiously B．sadly C．quietly D．patiently
A．knowledge B．skills C．brain D．eyes
A．ugly B．beautiful C．strange D．useful
A．legs B．cars C．jewels D．banknotes
A．lovely B．optimistic C．angry D．willing
A．charge B．buy C．exchange D．change
A．precious B．useless C．extra D．special
A．wept B．demonstrated C．smiled D．yelled
A．see B．realize C．keep D．hold
A．grateful B．careful C．meaningful D．faithful
A．get B．grasp C．have D．lose
A．take B．make C．set D．sell
A．wrongly B．wisely C．naturally D．really
A．old B．used C．gone D．dead
I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of __36____ and what color red is. It would be ___37____ to see again, but a(n) __38____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would __39___ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_____.
My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a __41____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42____.
The __43___ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of __44____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I __45___ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being __46____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. __47____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was __48____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words __49___ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51____ before playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I _52___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.
I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53____. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was __54___ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, __55___ on the average I made progress.
A．sky B．cloud C．sunshine D．mist
A．helpful B．wonderful C．hopeful D．successful
A．disaster B．environment C．incident D．wonder
A．manage B．try C．want D．prefer
A．lost B．left C．used D．cared
A．purpose B．potential C．pressure D．preparation
A．energy B．happiness C．luck D．blindness
A．hardest B．dullest C．simplest D．easiest
A．self-respect B．self-control C．self-confidence D．self-defence
A．think B．consider C．guess D．mean
A．imperfect B．perfect C．unfair D．fair
A．Later B．Soon C．Once D．Then
A．worried B．encouraged C．shocked D．hurt
A．stuck B．impressed C．occupied D．held
A．see B．hear C．notice D．observe
A．important B．unimportant C．possible D．impossible
A．invented B．discovered C．instructed D．directed
A．experience B．advantages C．knowledge D．limitation
A．hardly B．wildly C．highly D．deeply
A．so B．for C．but D．and
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d 36 known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t 37 lives, he was planting trees.
The good doctor had some 38 theories on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never 39 his new trees, which was 40 many people. Once I asked why. He 41 that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will 42 weaker and weaker. So you have to make things 43 for them. He talked about how watering trees 44 shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in 45 of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be 46 . I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them. Two years of 47 has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows, they 48 and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr. Gibbs’. The lack of water seemed to 49 them in ways comfort and ease never could.
I used to 50 for my sons that their lives will be easy. But 51 I’ve been thinking that it’s time to 52 my prayer. I know my children are going to meet 53 , and I’m praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, 54 when the winds blow, we won’t be 55 away.
A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly
A．valuing B．making C．enjoying D．saving
A．exciting B．dull C．interesting D．terrible
A．watered B．raised C．loved D．sheltered
A．against B．beyond C．within D．from
A．wondered B．answered C．doubted D．guessed
A．grow B．change C．appear D．show
A．harmful B．favorable C．tough D．wonderful
A．made for B．headed for C．allowed for D．cared for
A．charge B．favor C．honor D．search
A．treasured B．challenged C．respected D．liked
A．education B．information C．preparation D．devotion
A．dance B．shake C．spread D．lift
A．harm B．raise C．benefit D．hurt
A．pray B．apply C．stand D．call
A．perfectly B．formally C．obviously D．lately
A．attend B．say C．change D．keep
A．hardships B．worries C．bosses D．jobs
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．given B．sent C．broken D．swept
I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so ___1___ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the ___2___ . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and ___3___ continues to relive things that happened during that time.
However, past memories can help people to ___4___ in the present. A ___5___ example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the ___6___ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of ___7___ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to ___8___ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was ___9___ for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same ___10___ of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款)?" had been used after World War I towards Germany. The ___11___ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually ___12___ . The German people became so desperate that they started ___13___ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not ___14___ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could ___15___ have a World War III on our hands.
A．shocked B．troubled C．punished D．annoyed
A．memory B．situation C．present D．future
A．constantly B．innocently C．ridiculously D．rarely
A．forget B．recover C．enjoy D．compare
A．personal B．scientific C．historical D．commercial
A．conclusion B．decision C．invasion D．extension
A．medical B．political C．economic D．lawful
A．need B．provide C．find D．prevent
A．reasonable B．necessary C．difficult D．foolish
A．statement B．argument C．suggestion D．introduction
A．intension B．request C．influence D．lack
A．hopeless B．worthless C．worldwide D．valuable
A．refusing B．employing C．supporting D．charging
A．stop B．warn C．resist D．help
A．similarly B．simply C．regularly D．unlikely